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Creativity in the Later Life: Factors Associated with the Creativity of the Chinese Elderly
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Zhang, Wei; Niu, Weihua – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2013
This study examined a total of 140 elderly Chinese from China and the United States to investigate the relationship between attitude toward aging, daily activities, general health, education, and other demographics and rated creativity as measured by collage making and storytelling. The result of this study shows that creativity declines with age.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Creativity, Retirement
Beyond Self-Rated Health: The Adolescent Girl's Lived Experience of Health in Sweden
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Larsson, Margaretha; Sundler, Annelie Johansson; Ekebergh, Margaretha – Journal of School Nursing, 2013
The aim of this phenomenological study was to describe the phenomenon of health as experienced by adolescent girls in Sweden. Fifteen adolescent girls were interviewed with a focus on what made them feel well in their everyday life. This study reveals that the adolescent girl's health is a complex phenomenon interwoven with their lives. Health…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Access to Health Care, Health Conditions
Mental Health, Quality of Life and Gendered Experiences of Japanese Sojourner Graduate Students in the U.S
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Kuwahara, Natsuko – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The present study employed a mixed methods approach to explore well-being, quality of life and experiences among Japanese sojourner graduate students studying in the U.S. utilizing 155 survey responses and 39 in-depth individual interviews. Key measures used include: the K6 screen for risk of serious mental illness (K6) (Kessler et al., 2002), the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Mental Disorders, Health Conditions, Acculturation
Modeling Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy Loss Resulting from Tobacco Use in the United States
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Kaplan, Robert M.; Anderson, John P.; Kaplan, Cameron M. – Social Indicators Research, 2007
Purpose: To describe the development of a model for estimating the effects of tobacco use upon Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) and to estimate the impact of tobacco use on health outcomes for the United States (US) population using the model. Method: We obtained estimates of tobacco consumption from 6 years of the National Health Interview…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Conditions, Quality of Life, Models
Determinants of Health and the Quality of Life in the Bella Coola Valley
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Michalos, Alex C.; Thommasen, Harvey V.; Read, Rua; Anderson, Nancy; Zumbo, Bruno D. – Social Indicators Research, 2005
The aim of this investigation is to obtain some baseline self-reported data of the health status and overall quality of life of all residents of the Bella Coola Valley of British Columbia aged 17 years or older, and to measure the impact of a set of designated health determinants on their health and quality of life. In the period from August to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Life Satisfaction, Mental Health, Health Conditions
Health Condition and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Adaptation of QOLIE-89
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Efklides, Anastasia; Varsami, Maria; Mitadi, Ioanna; Economidis, Dimitrios – Social Indicators Research, 2006
This study aimed at adapting the Questionnaire Quality of Life in Epilepsy (QOLIE-89 version 1.0: Vickrey et al., 1993), Quality of Life in Epilepsy QoLIE-89 RAND (Santa Monica, CA)] so that it may be used to measure quality of life (QoL) of older adults, healthy or suffering from various chronic illnesses. The participants were 202 older adults…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Health Conditions, Quality of Life, Older Adults